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Yesterday, GPUSA and hundreds of Wet’suwet’en frontline and solidarity activists organizing against Coastal GasLink pipeline were blocked from @Facebook due to a May 7 event targeting @KKR_Co, major pipeline funder -- project opposed by all of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs. 
Some accounts have been reinstated after many demands of @Facebook, but many remain blocked from using the platform. The social media giant has not explained why this happened on such a large scale or why we’ve been targeted. We want action and answers now.
When the ban started, Facebook claimed activists violated its Terms of Service around intellectual property guidelines and accounts would be blocked for 3 days. Here is what we know:
Yesterday, Wet’suwet’en frontline leaders and solidarity activists (us!) organizing against the Coastal GasLink pipeline along with hundreds of climate activists were blocked from @Facebook due to a May 7 event targeting @KKR_Co, a major funder of the controversial pipeline.
Some accounts have been reinstated after many messages to @Facebook, but many remain blocked from using the platform for essential organizing. The social media giant has NOT explained why this happened on such a scale or why we’ve been targeted.
We want action and answers now.
We want action and answers now.
When the ban started, Facebook claimed activists violated its terms of service around intellectual property guidelines and accounts would be blocked for 3 days.
Here is what we know:
Here is what we know:
